In a few weeks, SB 5967 will turn one year old. Better known as the “Fair Play” law, this state statute (sponsored by Seattle’s own Senator Jeanne Kohl-Wells) prohibits gender discrimination in public community sports programs. Basically, the law ensures that girls in community sports don’t have to accept crap fields or facilities, crap schedules and less qualified (a.k.a. crap) officiating. It’s the law, baby. …

Come one, come all. FOLKpark’s third and final community meeting centered on the transformation of lower Kinnear Park will be held next Thursday, April 8 from 7-9pm. This meeting will take place at the same spot as the previous two at Bayview Manor, located at 11 W. Aloha St. …

Seattle Public Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Department of Neighborhoods, and Seattle Department of Transportation want Seattle neighborhoods to take part in a big Spring Clean event to clean up City of Seattle property. …

This upcoming Thursday, representatives from both HBB Landscape Architecture and FOLKpark will present three different improvement concepts designed to transform lower Kinnear Park into a vibrant urban utopia that will never let you down. This conversation will provide attendees with a wealth of opportunity to voice their current adorations in addition to perceived challenges regarding the future of one of Seattle’s oldest parks. …

Guide books often mention Queen Anne’s wide, tree-lined boulevards, its killer views of mountains and city, and its easy commute to downtown. But those of us who live here also know a few things about Queen Anne that don’t get mentioned in Fodor’s. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here are some reasons why I have a crush on this neighborhood. …

Come toss around design ideas with several Seattle community constituents at a brown bag lunch hosted by GreatCity.org. This discussion will answer the question of how a trail through lower Kinnear Park will provide the missing link to a greater urban loop and dissolve boundaries between the waterfront while simultaneously connecting major Seattle attractions such as the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Center and the Belltown and Queen Anne neighborhoods. …

FOLKpark is continuing a dynamic community discussion highlighting a plan to transform Lower Kinnear Park into an all-inclusive urban oasis where natural vegetation and wildlife can thrive in harmony with park users and neighbors within Lower Queen Anne’s dense urban environment. …